G/TBT/N/ECU/495  
5 January  2021 
(21-0143) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Agencia  Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria  - ARCSA (National Agency 
for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance), Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez  
Ciudadela Samanes, Av . Francisco de Orellana y Av . Paseo del Parque, Bloque 5, 
Guayaquil - Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3727440  
Website : www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas ent re Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produ ccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
Website : www.produccion.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : The 
present Sanitary Technical Regulation is binding on all natural or legal persons, whether 
domestic or foreign, governed by public or priva te law, that request the registration, re -
registration or amendment of the sanitary certificate for products for human use and 
consumption ; and those that request the renewal of the certificate of good practices for 
establishments engaged in the preparatio n, storage, distribution and transportation of 
products for human use and consumption that come within the competence of ARCSA, 
during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-2. G/TBT/N/ECU/495  
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : LA NORMATIVA 
TÉCNICA SANITARIA PARA LA CERTIFICACIÓN DE PRODUCTOS DE USO Y CONSUMO 
HUMANO Y SUS ESTABLECIMIENTOS, DURANTE LA EMERGENCIA SANITARIA 
PROVOCADA POR EL SARS -COV-2 CAUSANTE DE LA COVID -19 (Sanitary Technical 
Regulation for the certification of products for human use and consumption and their 
establishments, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-2) (17 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of this Sanitary Technical Regulation is to est ablish 
guidelines for the process of certification of products for human use and consumption 
subject to sanitary control and supervision, and of establishments engaged in the 
preparation, processing, packaging, storing, import, export, distribution and 
transportation of products for human use and consumption that come within the 
competence of ARCSA, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-
2; and criteria for the sanitary control and supervision thereof.  
The present Sanitary Technical Regulation is binding on all natural or legal persons, 
whether domestic or foreign, governed by public or private law, that request the 
registration, re -registration or amendment of the sanitary certificate for products for 
human use and consumpt ion; and those that request the renewal of the certificate of 
good practices for establishments engaged in the preparation, storage, distribution and 
transportation of products for human use and consumption that come within the 
competence of ARCSA, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-
2. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant doc uments:  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Will enter into force upon publication of the document in 
the Official Journal . The Resolution was issued and signed on 2 3 November 2 020. 
Proposed date of entry into force : Will enter into force upon publication of th e 
document in the Official Journal . The Resolution was issued and signed on 2 3 November 
2020. 
10. Final date for comments : Will enter into force upon publication of the document in the 
Official Journal . The Resolution was issued and signed on 2 3 November 2020. 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or national enquiry point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
 
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
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